Hinge



Nov. 16 1926.

c. w. LANNOM HINGE Filed August 5 1925 INVENTOR 7/6 AZ W ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 16, 1926. v

zfUNITED srres T F CEQ cnnnmvcn W. LANNOM, on: OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed a usta ezsfifl Serial 47,757. f

FMy invention relates to hinges, andit has particular reference to hinges, in which one hinge member may be so attached to one surface of a casing or other object that the pivotal center of the hinge is at a distance from the edge of said object, and in which theiotherhinge member is slidably. attached to the surface of a panel, door, or other object, so that the latterobject may be swung to any desired angular position relative to the said surfaces of said objects.

" It is intended by means of my invention to supply an article, that is cheap, durable, simple in construction, easy to manufacture and easyto attach;

By means of'my lnventionzit is alsointended to produce a hinge,'which permits a combined swinging and sliding movement of the'jattached object with a minimum effort, and-which can not easily get. out of Order. e

TA further object is to produce a hinge comprising a plurality of hinge member's arranged on' a comparatively long pintle so as tofpreserve a'xial'alig nment of the hinge members and to assure a rigid attachment otherwise obtained only by the em- 7 ployment of a plurality of separate hinges,

which are diflicult to place in axial alignment. 1 v i Other objects and advantages will be understood from the following detail description having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

a hinge of my construction attached to a horizontal surface of the casing, and the other hinge member slidably attached to one surface of a brace panel for a table,

seat, ironingboard, or the like, and adapted to'beswung to vertical positionin the casing. The figure shows how the brace is permitted to swing over and around the edge of the casing to the angle whereby it holds j V the table in horizontal position, the vertical positions of the tableand the brace being j shown in dash-and-dot lines; 7 a

Figure 2 is an enlarged" fragmental view of Fig. 1, illustrating more clearly the principle of my invention, and V V Fig. 3 is an enlarged and broken plan V of the casing and the brace, witha hinge of my construction attached,.the view being taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings a hinge 5, which is coil Figure'l is a sectional side elevation of 1 a panel casing having one of the members of' the edge 72..

structed according'to the principle of my invention, is shown as, holding in hinged relation to'each other-a casing 6 and a brace 7, whichis; pivotally connected at 8 with a table 9. The hinge 5 comprises a.plu-

,rality oflhinge members 10 and 1 1, in this instance two, of each, all arranged on a com mon pivot or pintle 12, it being understood 7 that the number of binge members may be varied according torequirements in actual eh ge ers1O and 11 is 10 the' "ove le pingp s' a P r as shown at 14, for receiving a screw or'other' fastening element '15 tl'lQI'QlIl, and in each of the members 11 "the' overlapping parts are pierced in such a manner as to 'form therein an oblong slot 16 transverse to the pintle 12 and: adapted "to receive a screw or other fastening element 17 slidably therein. Q

The drawings show a hinge of this construction, with the hinge members 10 attached to a flat, horizontal surface f of the casing 6, the surface f beingin right-angled relation to the outer surface 9 of the casing and forming an edge h where thetwosurfaces join each other,'it being observed that the hinge members 10 are at a distahcefrom The other hinge members 11 are slidably attached by means of thescrews 17in the oblong slots 16 totheinner surface a of the panel 7, this inner surface being in right-angled relation to the end surface j of V the panel.

It, is thus seen that ofthe hinge members 11, may be'swung over I andQarOundthe edge It to any angular p0si-' tionof the surfaces'i and and is thus partieularlyfadaptedto support the table 9 in horizontal position. When swung back to l the verticalposition, the-panel is half-concealed in the casing, thus making the hinge I 5 especially adapted for. use on panelsv or doors, when it is desired to hide the hinge from view and not to have the panels or r g by this arrangement ithe panelJ'T, sliding upon the flat surfaces J doors too conspicuously exposed when be" having its overlapping parts piercedso as to form therein an oblong slot transv e'rseuto the pintleandadap ted to receive a" fastening element sli'dably ,therein'; the

first hinge member time being adapted by means of the fastening element in the open: ing to be, attachedvto one surface and at a distance from X the other surface of. an object having, two. adjoining surfaces in angular relatiofi' to each other, and the second memdean's of, the fastening element in oblong,,slot to be slidably attached to one surface of a second object also having two surfa es inangi lar relationto each other, thattliegsecond surface of the secbinds ect. may be in c'onta'c t; with the firsted surfaced of the first object, and

nfe it A I the second object may slide upon the secondhinge member and thus may be swung matte edge. ofthe adjoining surfaces of the firstfob je ct to any desired angular position of the attached surfaces ofsaid objects.

2LA11 article of manufacture comprising #5 Ov l pping parts pierced so as to form therein an .oblo'ng sl ottransverse'tothe pin t'le and adapted toreceive a fastening element slidably therein; each of thef first ttypelof hinge members thus being adapted by means of the fastening element in ,the opening to be attached to one surface me t a distance from the other surface of, an object having two adjoining surfaces i l, angular relation t each otherg d ea h o'f the second type ofhinge members by means of the fastening element in the oblong slot being adapted to be slidably attached to one. surface. of a second object also having two surfacesiii angular relation to each other, so that the second surfaceof the second objectj m'ay be in contact with the'firstnentio neolsurface of thefirst object, the second O j Ct may slide upon the second type of hinge members and thus may beswung over the edge of the adjoining surfaces ofthe first object to any desired jangular positio n of the attached surfacesof said objec ts. I,

In testimony whereof I; aflixniy signature.

CLARENCE W. LANN'O'MQ 

